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On the third anniversary of Russia's brutal onslaught on Ukraine, I share some insights into the situation of young people in the country on the basis of @BritishCouncil report I worked on recently for @LSEnews
Max Fras
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Max Fras
@maxfras
Researcher, international development consultant.
Europe, Caucasus, Middle East, Africa, bad puns. Not quite the master of understatement.
- This is, perhaps, not the best way to brand a new housing development in Poland
- Today is a good day to remember Yuri Gagarin, a humble young man who quit drinking, quit smoking and trained for 11 years, all in order to spend 108 minutes outside the Soviet Union
- A former student of mine, Maxim, was killed by Russian tank fire in Bucha today while helping to evacuate civilians from the town. His civilian car was shot at killing all passengers. He was a kind soul, always willing to help others. Here's the last photo I got from him. RIP
- Ramzan Kadyrov posts a photo at a Rosneft petrol station as proof he is in Ukraine There are no Rosneft petrol stations in Ukraine
- This morning, 🇷🇺Dmitry Medvedev decided to post a lengthy letter 🇵🇱"On Poland" - it is a curious mix of Soviet and pan-Slavic mythology with mockery, dire criticism and veiled threats against Poland - here are the key points 🧵
- My thoughts and prayers are with all the Western journalists trying to find their way through south-eastern Poland tomorrow
